Skip to main content
Intellect

BYU School of Music plans Instrumental Showcase Sept. 28

Brigham Young University School of Music presents the Instrumental Ensemble Showcase Tuesday, Sept. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Tickets are available through the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 378-4322 or at www.byu.edu/hfac for $9 with $3 off with student or faculty ID.

The showcase will feature the Philharmonic Orchestra, Wind Symphony, Symphony Orchestra and Symphonic Band.

The showcase is the only performance during the year where the audience can hear all four School of Music instrumental ensembles perform together.

The Symphonic Band under the direction of Donald Peterson will perform "L'Inglesina" by D. Delle Cese, selections from "The Danserye" by Tielman Susato and "Shepherd's Hey" by Percy Grainger.

Under the direction of Eric Hansen, the Symphony Orchestra will perform "The Wild, Wild West" by R. Markowitz arranged by R. Phillippe, "Corral Nocturne" by Aaron Copland and "Pops Hoedown" by Richard Hayman.

The Wind Symphony, conducted by David Blackinton, will perform pieces by Arthur Sullivan, Frank Ticheli and Camille Saint-Saens.

The Philharmonic Orchestra will close the showcase with a performance of "Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche" by Richard Strauss under the direction of Kory Katseanes.

For more information, contact Donald Peterson at (801) 422-7275 or Eric Hansen at (801) 422-4135.

Writer: Rebekah Hanson

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

The next chapter in BYU's origami engineering: Student-discovered patterns unfold like blooming flowers, have major applications

August 19, 2025
BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new family of origami patterns with promising applications across a range of fields, including space systems, medical devices, bulletproof shields, architecture, furniture and aerodynamic components for transportation.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Impossible Burgers at a summer BBQ? Impossible! Why plant-based alternatives are still just beyond reach for most people

August 14, 2025
Plant-Based Alternatives (PBAs) — such as the Impossible Burger — are becoming more common, and those who try them say they are actually quite good. And while companies are pouring billions into making PBAs taste just like their meat counterparts, they still aren’t catching on. So what’s the hold-up?
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Photographic memory: BYU boasts nation's top student photographer for third year in a row

August 05, 2025
One of BYU’s very own is the best student photographer in all the land. Information systems student Matthew Norton was just named the Student Photographer of the Year by the University Photographer’s Association of America.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=